Melissa Ellin
ReporterMelissa Ellin is a reporter at WGLT and a Report for America corps member, focused on mental health coverage. You can reach Melissa at maelli5@ilstu.edu.
Melissa joined WGLT in 2023. Melissa graduated from Boston University. She previously reported for Boston.com and Metro West Daily News.
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Illinois Wesleyan University students were forced to put their skills to the test in the form of an escape room, the classic puzzle game with a twist. -
At the Women to Women Giving Circle affordable housing forum, the consensus was that the community wants and needs affordable housing. But getting it isn't simple.
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First, second and third-generation immigrants of Latin and Hispanic heritage discussed their identities and how they fit into the Bloomington-Normal community Tuesday night.
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More than five years into a worsening behavioral health workforce shortage, the county, community partners and local colleges are still trying to recruit new workers and bounce back.
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Three local organizations are hosting National Recovery and National Suicide Prevention Month events in Bloomington-Normal toward the end of September.
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The Baby Fold — a nonprofit and community partner to Fairview Elementary School — is using a McLean County Health Department grant for regulating student behavior.
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CEO Tony Morstatter shares that the local club is 40% of the way toward raising funds for the new facility, which will be on the west side and will offer increased behavioral health spaces.
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ISU-OSF partnership brings 24/7 behavioral health care to student-athletes and other health benefitsIllinois State University athletes are getting access to round-the-clock health care services through the school’s recent partnership with OSF Healthcare.
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Suspensions at Unit 5 and District 87 junior highs have been rising for years, with three of the five schools hitting a high last school year.
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Mothers nationally are not provided adequate resources to deal with their mental health concerns, but Bloomington-Normal community members think they have more options than most.
